Chapter 37: The Library Tower, First Test of Skill

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  The next day, Yang Lei's physical strength basically recovered. He had thought it would take two days, but now he was basically back to normal, which made him feel unexpectedly delighted.

  He picked up his engraving knife and began carving again.

  One knife cut, another knife cut, and soon a small figure took shape.

  Yang Lei was extremely meticulous, the engraving knife in his hand moved swiftly, as if dancing, and the wood shavings fell down rhythmically, sprinkling all over the ground.

  Half an hour later, the last stroke was completed.

  Looking at the work in his hand, Yang Lei was very satisfied, compared with yesterday's progress.

  "It's carved well, this one is mine." Yang Lei was about to put it away when he heard Yang Yue's voice.

  "Second sister, when did you arrive?"

  "When you were carving, I didn't think the one you carved was bad either." Yang Yue snatched the statue from Yang Xue's hand, and it was actually herself. She originally wanted to scold him a few words, but in the end, she couldn't say anything. Plus, she really liked this statue of herself, so she didn't dare to say more.

  "That's for sure, otherwise I wouldn't have gone to buy this knife specially." Yang Lei raised the knife in his hand, and it was getting more and more handy.

  "This time, Yang Yue's tone was no longer as tough as last time."

  Yang Lei slapped his forehead, remembering that he had planned to undergo extreme training, so configuring a medicinal bath was necessary. However, he wasn't studying medicine, and the formula couldn't be figured out. So he said: "Second sister, do you have any body-repairing medicinal bath formulas?"

  "Do you want to practice body refinement?" Yang Yue was shocked, this body refinement is very difficult, compared to breath refinement, it requires more effort, more sweat, and more suffering than ordinary people. Body refinement is not something that ordinary people can persist in, and the progress of cultivation is also far inferior to breath refinement. Therefore, there are very few people who cultivate it, except for a small number of people with golden and earth attributes, others simply don't bother with it.

  "It's not long before the Family Competition, and the Wind Cloud Selection is also approaching soon. I need to intensify my cultivation, but with my current situation, it's unlikely that I can make a breakthrough in a short period of time. Therefore, I need to undergo extreme training, such as medicinal baths and body tempering, which may allow me to advance another level within these dozen or so days." Yang Lei explained.

  Yang Yue saw his serious tone and also knew that in these short ten or so days, wanting to make a breakthrough was truly very difficult. Extreme cultivation, medicine baths to temper the body was indeed a good method.

  "Alright, I'll think of something." said Yang Yue.

  "It's okay if it doesn't work out, don't force it." Yang Lei heard Yang Yue say this and was overjoyed in his heart, knowing that once she agreed, the matter would basically be settled.

  After Yang Yue left, a maid came to the yard. Yang Lai recognized her as Xiao Shi, the personal maid of Madame Dongfang Caiyu. She must have sent Xiao Shi here to find him, but he had no idea what it was about. Probably to ask him to see her.

  "Third Master, Madam asked me to call you over." Xiao Qi's voice was very sweet and pleasant, like a skylark, making people feel delighted.

  "Okay, wait a minute, I'll change my clothes and leave right away."

  Yang Lei couldn't help but wonder what Dongfang Caiyu wanted with him. Was Yang Tian playing tricks again? It was unlikely, and soon he arrived at Dongfang Caiyu's courtyard.

  "Madam, Third Young Master has arrived." Xia Zi knocked on the door.

  "Come in."

  Xiaozi heard this and invited Yang Lei in.

  Sit.

  "What can I do for you, madam?" Yang Lei asked straightforwardly after sitting down and looking at Dongfang Caiyu.

  "In twenty days, it will be the Family Competition, are you confident?" Dongfang Caoyu looked at Yang Lei and asked.

  Yang Lei shook his head. Although he was already 80% sure in his heart, that was his trump card and it was impossible to let Dongfang Caiyu know. "I don't have any confidence, madam."

  Dongfang Caiyu sighed and said, "It's true that you're only a third-stage martial artist now. Although you're already quite outstanding among your peers, you're still too weak to take down the family championship. Yang Tianlei has already reached the first stage of Martial King, and Yang Tianfeng is already at the second stage of Martial King. It's impossible for you to take them down."

  "Yang Lei will try his best."

  "By the way, I heard you're going to undergo extreme training, taking medicinal baths and tempering your body. Are you hoping to make a breakthrough during this period?" Dongfang Caoyu asked again.

  Yang Lei thought that Yang Yue must have told her, which was good, she could now openly ask for the medicinal materials without having to buy them herself. The pharmacy in the Weiwu Wangfu still had many good things. She nodded: "Indeed, I think this is the only way to allow myself to advance another level in a short period of time."

  "I'll have someone bring you the formula, and you can get the necessary medicinal materials from the storage room. Also, you can go to the library and take a look, maybe the books there will be helpful to you." Dongfang Caoyu said, "You must work hard, your older brother's talent is not bad, but he is lazy by nature and doesn't cultivate diligently. Your second sister is after all just a girl, so it's up to you now to carry on the legacy of the Weiwu Wang clan. I hope you won't tarnish your father Weiwu Wang's reputation."

  "Rest assured, madam, I will not disappoint you." As for Yang Lei, how the Weiwu Wangfu was doing had nothing to do with him. He wanted to get first place in the family competition because of the generous rewards. Not only could he get 5,000 points, but also ten Body Tempering Pills and one Spirit Nourishing Pill. The Body Tempering Pill was an eighth-grade elixir, while the Spirit Nourishing Pill was a ninth-grade elixir. Although they were only one grade apart, the Spirit Nourishing Pill was more important to Yang Lei. It could make his breakthrough from martial artist to martial king smoother and lay a more solid foundation.

  "Alright, you can go now. If there's anything else you need in the future, just come find me directly. After all, we're family and don't need to be so polite." said Dongfang Caiyu.

  "Then, Madam, Yang Lei took his leave."

  As she watched Yang Lei's back, a strange light flashed in Dongfang Caiyu's eyes, and she whispered: "Yang Lei, I hope you won't disappoint me."

  Out of the courtyard of Dongfang Caiyu, Yang Lei directly came to the front of the library.

  "Look who's here, didn't expect this waste to come to the library too." Someone jeered from afar upon seeing Yang Lei.

  "He still wants to cultivate his aura? Haha, trash is trash, after so many years he can't even enter the Qi Refining stage, what a waste. The four of them were all from the Yang family's direct lineage, namely Yang Tianhua, Yang Tianhu, Yang Tianxing, and Yang Tianhe, with Yang Tianhua being the leader and also Yang Tianlei's younger brother."

  "He's the son of King Wu, aren't you afraid of King Wu? He's the most powerful genius in the Yang family for hundreds of years." Yang Tianhua sneered.

  Yang Lei ignored their provocation, these four people's cultivation was not bad, but in Yang Lei's eyes they were not worth mentioning, the strongest Yang Tianhua was only a second-class martial artist.

  "Come on, let's see how the third young master of Weiwu Wangfu, who is famous in Chongwu Continent, can be so powerful." Yang Tianhua said with a hook foot stretched out.

  Yang Lei easily dodged and ignored him.

  Yang Tianhua saw Yang Wei dodging and was surprised in his heart, but then felt that he had lost face. He couldn't even deal with a useless person like him, so he angrily shouted: "Yang Wei, you good-for-nothing, stop right there!"

  Yang Lei ignored him and continued walking.

  "Tianhua, he seems to look down on you." Yang Tianxing was somewhat pleased with himself. This Yang Tianhua relied on his brother Yang Tianlei's reputation and always thought he was superior to others, often giving orders to the three of them, which made them quite unhappy. Now that they saw Yang Tianhua being put in his place, they were actually quite delighted.

  Yang Tianhua's anger ignited, his head spinning with rage, he rushed forward and slapped Yang Kuai with a loud crack.

  Yang Tianxing and others stared with wide eyes, Yang Tianhua was indeed crazy. If it were just a fight that left someone injured or crippled, it wouldn't be a big deal, but if someone got killed, then the trouble would be huge. Yang Tianhua's palm strike contained four successful forces, and Yang Lei didn't have any cultivation at all. If he took one hit, he'd definitely be dead for sure.

  But what surprised the three was that Yang Lei moved, dodging this palm, and after coming to his senses, he stared at Yang Tianhua, saying in a cold tone: "You're looking for death."

  "Ah, you actually dodged it! I think you're the one looking for death." Although he was surprised that Yang Lei had dodged his palm, when he heard Yang Lei dare to talk back and curse him to look for death, his anger reignited, and he suddenly drew out his sword.

  Yang Lei's eyes condensed, and in an instant, he launched a fist at lightning speed. Yang Tianhua hadn't even had time to react before being punched flying. This punch was executed with only 50% of Yang Lei's strength, but his 50% was not something that ordinary martial artists could withstand. Three of Yang Tianhua's ribs were broken.

  Yang Tianxing and the other two were shocked, their jaws almost dropping to the ground. The change was so sudden and enormous that it left people momentarily stunned. The three young masters of the Weiwu Wangfu, who had been called trash, had actually unleashed their power, with one punch sending Yang Tianhua, a second-rank martial artist, flying.

  "You three, take him away for me. Don't let me see you again. If I do, it'll be a beating every time." Yang Wei said coldly.

  At this time, Yang Tianhua stood up with the help of Yang Tiantao, looking at Yang Lei's eyes and saying unspeakable resentment: "Yang Lei, you beast, actually hit me, you dare to hit me, my brother will not let you go, wait for your death."

  "Do you believe I can kill you right here and now?" With a gaze full of murderous intent, Yang Lei stared at Yang Tianhua, making him shudder. Yang Lei's words didn't seem like a lie, if he really continued to provoke him, this guy might actually take action and kill him.

  Yang Tianxing hurriedly helped Yang Tianhua up and left. This guy is a madman, a madman who doesn't care about anything else. It's unknown how he cultivated himself, but suddenly he became so powerful. To think that Yang Tianhua was a genuine second-class martial artist, yet with one punch, he was knocked flying. It can be seen that this guy's cultivation has definitely surpassed the second-class martial artist level, at least reaching the third-class martial artist realm.

  This guy was still being bullied by his own people half a year ago, but now he's suddenly become formidable. Is it possible that he's been hiding his true self? Hiding for the sake of the family competition to make a stunning debut? Thinking about it, this is quite plausible, but this guy can actually endure so much, Yang Tianxing just thinking about it makes him feel hairy, this Yang Lei is really too cunning, if it were himself, he absolutely wouldn't be able to bear it.

  Yang Tianxing is a clever person, the most tactful among the four, and his own cultivation is not weak, reaching the first rank of Wushi, but his actual combat power is comparable to that of a second-rank Wushi. Compared to Yang Tianhua, he is much stronger, but has never stood out.

  Yang Lei entered the library, which was built when the Yang family was established. Over the years and generations, many books have been stored here, including divine skills, martial arts moves, astronomy, history, and everything else.

  As soon as he stepped through the gate, Yang Lei saw that the old man guarding the door smiled at him, which made Yang Lei feel surprised. This old man was not simple and must be a master. An unremarkable old man turned out to be an extraordinary master, Yang Lei couldn't help but secretly admire him. The Yang family was not as simple as he had imagined, it was indeed a place where dragons and tigers were hidden.